There are tons of DIY information on the web about this very subject, the how-to needed be repeated here. However, as Gary alluded to, there is a lot more to it than meets the eye if you wish to "stay legal". For example, in some states, the frequency coordinating group requires you to register (obtain a frequency pair). In other words, look before you leap!

I have the Yaesu FT-8800 in my truck and crossband every week for the Skywarn and ARES nets. It's a great little radio for crossband. Still trying to work out simplex crossbanding to mitigate the IDing issue but haven't quite nailed it.

Hello to all. I should have been more specific. I am not really looking for opinions on legality. I am doing research for our large existing repeater system in Florida. We want to put another remote up on an existing tower to merely have another remote site. My question was related to anyone's opinion on fast crossover dual band radios.

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